Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pittinger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pittinger and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pittinger

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Pittinger:
  • 35.442305, -90.986508
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Pittinger

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
  • Since Pittinger is near Poinsett County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Pittinger

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pittinger ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Central
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Central is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Cherry Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <1>
• Cow Lake ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cow Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Lake
• Eightmile ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Eightmile is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
• Fair Oaks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Fisher
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
• Gourd Neck
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
• Hickory Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
• Johnstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Pumpkin Bend
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pumpkin Bend is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Bend
• Stringers Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stringers Mill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringers Mill
• Uno
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Uno is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
• Weiner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Weiner is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people

How Far From Pittinger to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pittinger to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pittinger and extending to:

• Wynne, which is the Seat of Cross County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pittinger to Wynne, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,353 miles [11,833.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'